Container for toilet powders



Nov.""30, 1926." 1,608,884

W. G. KENDALL CONTAINER FOR TOILET POWDERS 7 Filed Nov. 18 1924 ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 30,1936.

UNITED STATES :UP'ATENT OFFICE.

WILLZEAZM'. GLKENDA LL, OF NEWARK, JERSEY, ASSIGNOB, 'IBY MESNE' ASSIGN- MENTS, T PARFUMERIE BIGAUD, INC., 01 NEKYORK, N. Y., A. GOBPQBATION: OF

NEW YORK.

CONTAINER ROB Application filed November "This invention relates to improvements in containers for toilet powders and more particularly to that type of container face powder at one time.

' Another object of the invention is to provide a metal container for loose face powder which will have all the beauty and convenience of the metal compact holders, but which wilLbe at the same time so made as to deliyer a small uantity of loose face powder-withoutthe e ort required to remove a small quantity of powder from a compact. Another object of this inventionis to provide a holder of the type described which will automatically preventthe spilling of loose face powder and which can be operated with a minimum of effort. f

Further objects of the invention Wlll. be apparent from the. specification and drawings in which--- I, a Fig. l is a top View of my; improved holder with the cover open.

Fig. 2 is a vertical erosssection along. the

'line 22 of Fig. 1'. r

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bottom of the powder delivery device, the top .of which ,is seen in Fig. 1 I. Fig. 4 is an-enlarged .view of the spring member and holder for the spring employed in this device. F

1 is a box .ofthe ordi'xiarytype forholding powder and 2 is the cover therefor.

The box 1 hasan interior lining 3 having a bevelled surface 4to which vt e plate 5 is fitted, so that the cooperatin of the plate-5 and the bevelled edge 4, will fit tightly against each other so as to prevent the egress of any powder which is contained. inithe box. In the plate 5 are punched a series of" small holes 6, 6, 6 through which the powderfilters when said holes are open; Another plate. 8 having a diameter large enoughto cover fal'l of the holes 6, is located underthe plate 5. knobs 9 hicli are adapted to tightly fit into the holes 6 are struckpu't of closure plate 5, so that these closure knobs remain in} tegral with plate 5. A larger convex meni-' to ber 10 is similarly formed at thecenter of plate 8 and this protrudes through the central hole 7 (it plate 5 and acts as'a finger.- hold by means of which the plate 5 is aotu:

ategl. A spring member is in'engagement which is designed to deliver a small quantity of loose surfaces Small hemispherical TOII -ET POWDER S.

is. 1924. Serial No. 750,529.

with the plate 8 so as to push the plate 8 upward and cause'the members 9 to effectively close the holes 6. This concave spring member 11 may be fastened to the plate 8 to cause it to engage slots in said plate or said member 11 may be fastened to the bottom of the plate 8 in any'suitable manner.

It will be seen that when the fingerhold 10 is depressed so that the protuberances 9 will be moved below the position in which they effectively close holes 6 that a small portion of powder can be expelled from the box through said holes -'6. The action of spring 11 causes plate 8 to automatically come back into position so as to close the holes 6 sothat no powder can sift from the device'when the spring 11 forces plate 8 to what may be'termed its normal closure po sition. I v

It will be apparent that variations may be made in the construction of the plates 5 and 8 and also of the spring 11 without departin from the spirit of this invention.

- For instance, the finger-hold 10 need not be made integral with the plate 8, but may be made asa separate member and thereafter fastened to the plate 8. It will-also be apparent that other forms of springs may be used than the Specific form herein illustrated.

I have here provided. an eflicient and convenient device for securing a smallqua'ntity of loose face powder from a container wherein the loose face powder will not be spilt when not wanted. 7

Having fully described my invention, what I 'claim'iszj 1. A toilet powder container having a plate fitting against the wall of the said container, the said plate having a substan tially'central opening and a plurality of orifices laterally disposed with respect to the said central opening, a second plate freefrom said first late, the second plate having close the same, and sprin' means "eonnected' to thesecond plateand a apted to normally hold itin the closing position, thesaid secend plate bein free to move with respect to thesaid first p ate along astra-ight line sub-- positioned under said plate,

stantially per endicular to the first latefthe second plate eing located interme iate said spring means and the first plate.

2. device according to claim 1 in which said spring. means comprises a concave springy plate having an edge abutting the bottom of the said container.

3. In a toilet'powder container, a holder for the powder, a plate fittin saidholder and acting as a cover for sai powder, a series of orifices around the center of said ate,- a supplementary plate having a series protuberances fitting said orifices and a spring connected to the center of said supplementary plate and normally holding said protuberanoes in engagement with said orifices, and a fingerhold attached to the under plate and passing through the upper plate, permitting the having a series of cone-shaped protuberances integrally formed thereon fitting said orificcs, a spring fastened to said lower plate holding said .protuberances normally in en gagement with said orifices, and afinger-hold fastened to said spring so that by pressure on said spring powder can be simultaneously released from all of said orifices. In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

WILLIAM G. KENDALL. 

